Tips for diving Keystone Jetty?

[Seaweed Doc]

My third certification dive, way back in 1985, was at Keystone Jetty. I haven't been back there since, but realized I had a good opportunity to dive there every September. Beyond checking current tables and keeping a figurative eye toward the ferry, any tips or tricks or other advice for diving there?

FWIW, I'm fairly experienced (Rescue Diver in 2001, working on Divemaster now, and a marine biologist that's done a lot of shallow muck diving for work with the occasional deep dive thrown in). However, I'll be finding a less-experienced buddy if I pull this off and so advice for either the newbie or me babysitting the newbie is certainly appreciated!

 

[g2]

It's all about the current. Slack can be hard to predict.

I wrote a dive site listing for Keystone over on the NW Dive Club forum. Check out the current table advice at the end of the write-up.

... And if you ever want to dive Port Townsend, give me a shout!

glenn

 

[Seaweed Doc]

It's all about the current. Slack can be hard to predict.

I wrote a dive site listing for Keystone over on the NW Dive Club forum. Check out the current table advice at the end of the write-up.

... And if you ever want to dive Port Townsend, give me a shout!

glenn

Thanks, Glenn. I'll check out the forum, and keep you in mind. I had a too-thrilling experience 20 years ago diving in Rosario Strait when I used what I thought would be slack from a tide prediction. I hadn't yet learned that slack current doesn't always happen at the time of low or high tide in the straits......